Wind indicator?

Biathlonman · June 28, 2012, 09:54:00 PM

Curious if you all do anything interesting for a wind indicator? I've often tied a feather to a piece of dental floss to the top or bottom string loop. Figure I'll probably tie one on the quiver this year and see how that works. Any other ideas out there?

MJB · June 28, 2012, 09:55:00 PM

Milk Weed.

adeeden · June 28, 2012, 09:56:00 PM

I use milk weed fluff religiously, I love how it floats on thermals and I can see it along ways as it floats.

rastaman · June 29, 2012, 12:53:00 AM

Puff bottle spot and stalk...little fluff of cotton off of a cotton ball if stand hunting.

Biggamefish · June 29, 2012, 09:04:00 AM

I take the milk weed and put it into an old film container and then cut an x in the top and pull them out. Works great and like adeeden says you can see them for ever.

Rick Perry · June 29, 2012, 11:05:00 AM

corn starch

mark land · June 29, 2012, 11:32:00 AM

I never leave home on a hunting trip without a puff bottle in my pack and spare in the truck. I also tie a feather on my limb tip as well and use it when I can't access my puff bottle.

awbowman · June 29, 2012, 11:35:00 AM

Puff bottle

Red Beastmaster · June 29, 2012, 11:42:00 AM

I tie a thread to my string near the upper limb tip. When at Ray's I use a puff bottle with corn starch.

KentuckyTJ · June 29, 2012, 11:43:00 AM

All my treestands have a 8" piece of white thread tied to them. No movement required to reach in your pocket and then throw or squirt something. Feather or thread on limb works the same.

Orion · June 29, 2012, 11:45:00 AM

I tie a light thread about six inches long on my bow tip near the nock and another behind the broadhead of my no. 1 arrow. The string on the bow keeps me apprised of wind direction while walking, still hunting or stalking. When on stand, with the string on the arrow, and the arrow on the bow, I always know which way the wind is blowing, even when I have a critter in front of me.

Roger Norris · June 29, 2012, 03:09:00 PM

I tie UNWAXED dental floss to my bow. This tells me the wind EXACTLY where I am sitting.

I use talcum powder. It gives me a very accurate look at the wind from my spot out to about 6-7 feet

I use milkweed pods....my pockets are full of them...and they let me watch the current well beyond the 6-7 feet of the talcum powder.

Sincerely, the wind is everything.

Shakes.602 · June 29, 2012, 03:15:00 PM

I usually see which way my Pipe Smoke is going... might be why I dont see too many critters, but it sure makes it easy to tell Wind Direction! Pretty relaxing too!

rolltidehunter · June 29, 2012, 03:17:00 PM

i tie string to the end of my bow. but i like the string on the end of arrow idea!

Biathlonman · June 29, 2012, 03:49:00 PM

What kind of bottle do you all use for the powder? Where did you find it?

Rob W. · June 29, 2012, 03:55:00 PM

After 15yrs. or so I finally quit smoking early this year. I'm going to have to try the string on the arrow trick.

Rob

mahantango · June 29, 2012, 05:05:00 PM

x2 on the milkweed in a film canister.

KSdan · June 29, 2012, 07:23:00 PM

Baking POWDER in a small bottle.

June 29, 2012, 08:09:00 PM

Dr. Shulz travel size foot powder, the same stuff I use on my shooting glove. Sometimes smoke from Dunhil Morning Pipe from my corncob pipe and when I am feeling lucky smoke from a Maccanudo cigar.

PeteA · June 30, 2012, 02:41:00 AM

I second the thread in the arrow tip. I take a thin white or florescent orange thread about 6-8 inch long, unscrew my broad head push the tip of the thread into the insert and retighten the broad head. When on stand I always know the wind direction. While moving, I use a puff bottle.